Stem Legal is pleased to welcome our newest client, South Florida criminal defense firm Lenamon Law Trial Lawyers.

With offices in Miami and Punta Gorda, Lenamon Law offers services for a wide variety of criminal matters. Practice groups support clients charged with drug offenses, violent crimes, white collar crimes, sex crimes, internet/computer crimes, fraud and DUI charges. Together, the firm’s attorneys have 45 years’ experience and have worked on more than 100 jury trials. They also draw upon the support and expertise of a broad support network including medical, mental health, forensic and mitigation specialists. Lenamon Law tailors a unique defense for each client, and works with them to find appropriate treatment and diversionary programs wherever possible.

The firm is headed by Terry Lenamon, a nationally recognized death penalty opponent and expert capital litigator. Mr. Lenamon has defended clients in 20 first-degree murder trials and eight death penalty cases. He is the author of the blog Terry Lenamon on the Death Penalty.

About Lenamon Law Trial Lawyers: Established by Board Certified AV-Preeminent trial attorney Terry Lenamon, Lenamon Law  is a south Florida-based criminal defense firm with 45 years’ experience in complex, serious criminal matters. The firm is committed to working closely with clients and their families to choose the appropriate course of action and to prepare the best possible defense for each individual case.

About Stem Legal Web Enterprises: Stem Legal helps law firms build online profile and increase web-driven business. Tactics range from law firm SEO and link building campaigns, to audience profiling and content development strategies. Stem also helps firms leverage the social web by using law blogs and social networking, developing content syndication strategies, and participating in business market conversations.

For more information, please contact Steve Matthews at 604.826.8072, or by email at steve@stemlegal.com.

Product injury law firm Hissey Kientz LLP recently launched www.yasminyazsideeffectslawyers.com, a website to help clients who have suffered serious side effects from birth control pills Yaz & Yasmin.

Studies in the British Medical Journal found that the use of birth control drugs Yaz, Yasmin and Ocella doubles the risk of blood clots compared to another popular form of birth control. Blood clots can lead to other serious conditions such as heart attack, stroke, deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism. Other reported side effects of Yaz include liver and kidney failure, gallstones, and pancreatitis.

More than 200 women have filed lawsuits against Yaz manufacturer Bayer Pharmaceuticals. Details about lawsuits, along with news and contact information, are available at www.yasminyazsideeffectslawyers.com.

For more information on Hissey Kientz and frequently asked questions about Yaz & Yasmin, visit www.hkllp.com.

Stem Legal is pleased to announce our newest client, one of Canada’s leading suppliers of legal support services: BC’s own Dye & Durham Corporation.

Dye & Durham Corporation (D&D) supports lawyers and government in areas as diverse as litigation, corporate/commercial, real estate, process serving, and due diligence. These services can all be ordered and accessed online via Dye & Durham’s ETRAY product. Electronic corporate records management services are facilitated by ECORP.  Full support is available in 17 languages.

Dye & Durham is a preferred service provider for the Government of British Columbia’s Corporate Online . The company also offers a wide variety of corporate and legal supplies, including minute books, custom stamps, and share certificates.

Dye & Durham also provides up-to-date industry news (feed) as well as continuing legal education opportunities.

Stem is excited to be working with such a well-respected and engaged member of BC’s legal community.

About Dye & Durham Corporation: Dye & Durham Corporation is a wholly owned Canadian company with a long and reputable history of serving the legal profession and is Western Canada’s premier supplier of worldwide legal support and information services. With its head office in New Westminster and branches in Vancouver, Victoria and Abbotsford, Dye & Durham provides timely and accurate legal support services supported by a defect guarantee.

About Stem Legal Web Enterprises: Stem Legal helps law firms build online profile and increase web-driven business. Tactics range from law firm SEO and link building campaigns, to audience profiling and content development strategies. Stem also helps firms leverage the social web by using law blogs and social networking, developing content syndication strategies, and participating in business market conversations.

For more information, please contact Steve Matthews at 604.826.8072, or by email at steve@stemlegal.com.

Stem client Gowlings LLP has released its annual roundup of anticipated Canadian legal trends, Trendwatch 2010.  This year’s report includes commentary on:

• HST in Canada: The Winners and Losers
  Author: Michael Bussman Practice: Tax
• Forecast on Distressed M&A: The Shape of the Economic Recovery
  Author: David Cohen Practice: Distressed M&A
• Advertising Law: Some Uniquely Canadian Issues
  Author: Shelley Samel Practice: Advertising, Marketing and Regulatory Affairs
• The Americanization of Canadian Class Actions
  Author: Mary Thomson Practice: Class Actions
• Trading Up: Canada and the EU Negotiate
  Author: Wendy Wagner Practice: International Trade
• The Rising Risk of Corruption
  Author: Kristine Robidoux, QC Practice:International Business Ethics and Anti-corruption Group

In each Trendwatch video or article, a Gowlings professional offers insight into a particular area of law, and forecasts developments for the coming year.

Congratulations to our client Ron Chapman on the recent launch of his bankruptcy practice website, www.chapmanbankruptcy.com.

This new site for The Law Offices of Ronald S. Chapman provides client-focused information related to:

• important personal bankruptcy considerations;
• the process of filing for bankruptcy;
• the ins and outs of Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 bankruptcy; and
• alternatives to personal bankruptcy

Ron is also writing a companion blog, West Palm Beach Bankruptcy Blog. Recent topics covered there include bankruptcy exemptions in Florida, collection actions and automatic stays, and credit card-related issues.

Established in 1996, the Law Offices of Ronald S. Chapman is located in West Palm Beach, and serves clients throughout Florida.

Stem Legal congratulates our client Nirenstein Garnice Soderquist PLC on the launch of their newest blog, the Arizona Elder Law & Probate Litigation Blog.

Announced by Alexander Nirenstein yesterday, the blog will focus on guardianship, will contents, and power of attorney, among other issues relevant to the firm’s Arizona probate and elder law practice.

This is Nirenstein Garnice Soderquist’s second blog; the firm also writes the Arizona Divorce & Family Law Blog.

Stem Legal Web Enterprises is pleased to welcome our newest client, Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP  (Gowlings).

As one of the Canada’s oldest and most respected national firms, Gowlings is internationally recognized as a leader in business law, intellectual property, and advocacy.  The firm maintains offices in eight Canadian cities and an international presence in both Moscow and London.

With practice groups to support virtually all types of commercial and civil matters, from franchise and distribution to public procurement and trademark law, Gowlings is home to some of Canada’s best-known legal practitioners, legal authors and law professors.  Gowlings is routinely ranked internationally as one of Canada’s top IP firms.

Gowlings’ legal services are delivered via industry sector groups, including: energy, financial services, government, infrastructure, life sciences, manufacturing and distribution, mining and technology.   Those multi-disciplinary groups have inspired a number of innovative websites in the Canadian marketplace. Some notable examples include:

• the Domain Name Law Portal;
• Government Contracting & Public Procurement; and
• Smart Grid Law & Regulatory Challenges.

Named one of Canada’s 50 Best Employers for 2009, Gowlings combines traditional legal services with innovative solutions, and offers both national strength and regional focus.  Stem is proud to work with Gowlings as our newest client.

About Gowlings: Gowlings is a leading Canadian law firm offering a diverse range of services to help domestic and international organizations achieve their business objectives. Recognized for excellence in business, advocacy and intellectual property law, Gowlings provides dedicated industry expertise in a number of sectors including energy, infrastructure, life sciences, financial services, technology and manufacturing. The firm combines traditional legal services and innovative solutions in areas such as transfer pricing and tax, government relations and occupational health and safety, to provide business entities with a competitive advantage. Recently named one of Canada’s 50 Best Employers, Gowlings has over 2,000 employees, including over 750 professionals in offices across Montréal, Ottawa, Toronto, Hamilton, Waterloo Region, Calgary and Vancouver. The firm also provides intellectual property services in Russia and the CIS through its office in Moscow, and energy, resource and infrastructure expertise through its office in London, U.K.  Visit online at www.gowlings.com.

About Stem Legal Web Enterprises: Stem Legal helps law firms build online profile and increase web-driven business. Tactics range from law firm SEO and link building campaigns, to audience profiling and content development strategies. Stem also helps firms leverage the social web by using law blogs and social networking, developing content syndication strategies, and participating in business market conversations.

For more information, please contact Steve Matthews at 604.826.8072, or by email at steve@stemlegal.com.

Stem client Jonathan Rosenfeld has been busy over the holiday season releasing a number of new subjects on his Bed Sore FAQ website. The newly released categories include:

• Malnutrition
• Dehydration
• Physically Disabled Patients
• Bed Sore Infections, and
• Gangrene.

The Bed Sore FAQ is dynamic collection of questions (and answers) on topics related to bed sore injuries, otherwise known as Pressure Sores or Decubitus Ulcers.  For more information on bed sore causes or other forms of nursing home neglect, contact Jonathan Rosenfeld toll-free (888) 424-5757 or rosenfeld@strellislaw.com.

Stem Legal is pleased to announce our newest client, Arizona divorce and family law firm Nirenstein Garnice Sodesquist PLC.

With offices in Scottsdale and Tempe/Chandler, Nirenstein Garnice Soderquist offer legal services in all facets of divorce and family law, including litigation, mediation, and appellate practice.

The firm advises on matters such as prenuptial agreements, child custody & support, grandparent rights, paternity cases,  adoption, and orders of protection. In addition, firm divorce lawyers often handle engagements related to spousal support, foreclosure and real estate equity issues, and military divorces.

Using a team approach, the firm subscribes to a philosophy of collaboration, not only with each other, but with other professionals, including family therapists, counsellors, corporate and financial advisers, and clergy.

Similar to other Stem clients, Nirenstein Garnice Soderquist attorneys share their experience and knowledge via the Arizona Divorce & Family Law Blog, where they write about legal developments, answer common questions, and provide information on Arizona family and divorce law topics.

About Nirenstein Garnice Soderquist PLC: Founded in 2003, Nirenstein Garnice Soderquist is Arizona’s first boutique family law firm and one of Arizona’s most well-known and respected family law firms. Nirenstein Garnice Soderquist seeks positive outcomes for all clients through compassionate, empathetic, and respectful negotiation. Although the firm strives to resolve matters outside the courtroom, its attorneys are skilled litigators who bring matters to the bench with confidence and determination.

About Stem Legal Web Enterprises: Stem Legal helps law firms build online profile and increase web-driven business. Tactics range from law firm SEO and link building campaigns, to audience profiling and content development strategies. Stem also helps firms leverage the social web by using law blogs and social networking, developing content syndication strategies, and participating in business market conversations.

For more information, please contact Steve Matthews at 604.826.8072, or by email at steve@stemlegal.com.

Stem Legal is pleased to announce that 12 blogs have recently been added to the Florida Lawyer Blog Watch. FLBwatch.com now tracks 122 legal blogs exclusively written by Florida attorneys!

• Polk County DUI Attorney Blog
• Miami Employment Lawyer Blog
• Florida Injury and Accident Lawyer Blog
• Trends in International Litigation
• Florida Personal Injury Lawyers Blog
• Florida Criminal Attorney Blog
• Fort Lauderdale Injury Lawyer Blog
• Sport Agent and Sports Lawyer Blog
• Defend my Domain
• Florida Probate, Trust & Estate Blog
• Searcy Florida Injury Blog
• Florida Probate Lawyer Blog

About Florida Lawyer Blog Watch

Launched in January 2008, this site is an aggregation of the 50 latest posts from 122 Florida legal blogs. FLBWatch.com was created with the help of bankruptcy attorney Ron Chapman, who writes the West Palm Beach Bankruptcy Blog.

Stem is pleased to announce 12 new additions to the DUI Lawyer Blog Watch. This website now monitors a grand total of 92 blogs dedicated to the topic of DUI law. The content is aggregated from blogs exclusively covering DUI law and criminal law blogs filtered to only include their DUI-related posts. The newest additions are:

• New Jersey DWI Lawyer Blog
• Pennsylvania DUI Blog
• Los Angeles DUI Attorney Blog
• Alabama DUI Lawyer Blog
• Austin DWI Attorney Blog
• Olympia DUI Lawyer Blog
• Lubbock DWI Law Blog
• WBG Law Blog
• Mississippi Criminal Defense Blog
• Alabama DUI Law Blog
• Massachusetts DUI Law
• Plano DWI Lawyer Blog

Hissey Kientz LLP recently announced a new practice area for individuals suffering from side effects after taking the drugs Zetia and Vytorin . Research published in November 2009 showed that patients taking the cholesterol drug Zetia were more likely to suffer serious and possibly life-threatening side effects compared with patients who were prescribed another drug to lower cholesterol. Vytorin is a related pill that combines Zetia (generically known as ezetimibe) with Zocor (simvastatin).

Zetia’s side effects have been linked to heart attacks, cancer, and liver damage. The new practice section includes research findings, efficacy, lawsuits and settlements, and ongoing tracking of related news.

For more information on Hissey Kientz’s Zetia & Vytorin practice, visit www.hkllp.com.

Stem client Ron Chapman, who practices in West Palm Beach, Florida, recently unveiled a new FAQ collection dealing with federal crimes, at federalcrimefaq.com.

Federal Criminal Lawyer FAQ includes information on a wide variety of topics, including sentencing, defenses, and types of federal crimes. The site answers questions such as:

• What is the difference between federal and state law?
• Can you avoid a minimum mandatory sentence in federal court?
• What is a criminal defense?

The site also links to a complete list of Ron Chapman’s federal criminal defense services, and visitors are invited to submit their own questions as well.

About Ron Chapman: Florida attorney Ron Chapman practices criminal law at the state and federal court levels. In addition to Federal Criminal Lawyer FAQ, Mr. Chapman also maintains the West Palm Beach Criminal Lawyer Blog and Florida Criminal Records FAQ.

Stem Legal congratulates our client, Chicago-based personal injury firm Strellis & Field, on the launch of their newly-designed firm website, located at www.strellislaw.com.

The new site features descriptions of the firm’s practice areas, which range from car accident injuries to nursing home negligence to premises liability.  Profile pages have also been updated, including each of the firm’s lawyers: Jack Strellis, Gregg Strellis, Dennis Field and Jonathan Rosenfeld.

Visitors will find many examples of the firm’s successes, inlcuding sample case descriptions and the resulting settlements or verdicts. The firm’s web publications area was also re-vamped to auto-publish the latest news from:

• Jonathan Rosenfeld’s Nursing Home Abuse Lawyer Blog and Bed Sores FAQ; and
• Gregg Strellis’ new Chicago Personal Injury Lawyer Blog.

This project was a great example of how Stem likes to approach web development – as a collaborative effort with our clients.  We would like to thank everyone involved at the firm, especially Strellis & Field marketing, for their help in creating a fantastic looking website!

About Strellis & Field: Chicago-based personal injury firm Strellis & Field has been representing the injured and their families for more than 30 years. Experienced in complex personal injury and wrongful death cases, the firm’s lawyers handle cases involving construction, automobile, aviation accidents, product liability, medical malpractice and nursing home neglect. Attorneys at Strellis & Field work with clients every step of the way, with a continued goal to provide compassionate guidance, highly qualified advice, and peace of mind.

Stem Legal congratulates our client Koplow & Patane PLLC on the relaunch of the firm’s medical malpractice website, located at www.azinjuryfirm.com.

The new design offers more focus on the firm’s experience as Arizona medical malpractice attorneys. It describes the concept of medical malpractice and ‘reasonable care’ in Arizona, and notably includes Angelo Patane’s personal story behind ‘why he helps‘.  Featured practice areas on the website include:

• Wrongful Death
• Delay in Diagnosis
• Birth Injuries and Defects
• Medical Device Injury
• Prescription Errors
• Emergency Room Errors
• Nursing Home Negligence
• Surgical Mistakes
• Cosmetic Surgery Malpractice

The new site continues to offer lawyer profiles for Partners Angelo Patane and Lawrence Koplow, and an overview of the firm’s approach to personal injury cases.

About Koplow & Patane, PLLC: Koplow & Patane is an Arizona law firm with a focus on complex litigation. Practice areas includes medical malpractice, insurance coverage and bad faith, DUI defense, commercial litigation, professional collections, creditor’s rights, health care litigation, catastrophic injury and wrongful death, business torts, and criminal defense.  Angelo Patane is also the author of the Arizona Birth Injury Lawyer Blog.

Products injury firm Hissey Kientz LLP has added a new practice page for the birth control pills Yaz and Yasmine, which have been shown to double the risk of developing potentially deadly blood clots. The generic version of this drug is called Ocella.

The new practice page describes how the drug drospirenone, the active ingredient in Yaz and Yasmin, can pose serious health risks including: heart attacks, strokes, pulmonary embolisms, deep vein thrombosis, gall bladder problems and death. The group is also tracking news related to Yaz warnings and recalls.

Visit the Hissey Kientz LLP website for more information on this new service.

Stem Legal is pleased to announce that 16 new blogs have been added to our Florida Lawyer Blog Watch website.

• Matthewman’s Murder Blog
• Florida ROC
• Florida IP
• Floridal Trucking Accident Lawyer Blog
• Tampa Bay Criminal Defense Lawyer Blog
• Fort Lauderdale Divorce Lawyer Blog
• Lakeland Florida Injury Lawyer Blog
• Pinellas County Florida Criminal Lawyer Blog
• Florida Injury Attorneys Blog
• Florida Mortgage Modification Lawyer Blog
• Florida Condo & HOA Legal Blog
• Miami Criminal Defense Lawyer Blog
• Palm Coast Injury Law Blog
• Cruise Law News
• Florida Rules Decisions
• Florida Injury Lawyers Blog

FLBWatch.com is now tracking 111 Florida lawyer blogs.

About Florida Lawyer Blog Watch

Launched in January 2008, this site is an aggregation of the 50 latest posts from 111 Florida legal blogs. FLBWatch.com was created with the help of Florida federal crimes attorney Ron Chapman, who writes the West Palm Beach Criminal Lawyer Blog.

Stem Legal Web Enterprises is pleased to announce that Jordan Furlong has joined the company as Senior Consultant and principal for our forthcoming Media Strategy consulting services.

Mr. Furlong is a lawyer, former legal journalist, thought leader and consultant, with more than a dozen years’ experience leading three top Canadian legal periodicals.  For the past decade, he has served as Editor-in-Chief for the CBA’s National magazine, where the publication earned awards from both the Canadian Business Press and the Canadian Association of Journalists.  He founded and served as Executive Editor of the Canadian Corporate Counsel Association’s CCCA Magazine, and has held the position of Managing Editor with The Lawyers Weekly.

Since January, 2008, Jordan has also been an award-winning blogger at Law21: Dispatches From a Legal Profession on the Brink, where he chronicles the extraordinary changes underway in the legal profession.  He is an Honourary Fellow of the College of Law Practice Management and Chair of the College’s InnovAction Awards.

Jordan brings a wealth of experience to Stem, along with a deep understanding of how lawyers and law firms can effectively raise their profile.  He will advise clients on both traditional communications and cutting-edge online initiatives, demonstrating how both efforts are integral to lawyer marketing and form the foundation of media coverage.  Jordan’s experience will be an excellent resource for any law firm looking to develop a comprehensive media strategy; or collaborating with lawyers looking to develop new marketing tactics that optimize coverage in both online-circles and traditional media.

Jordan’s advice will be included immediately for Stem monthly retainer clients, and shortly as a single-engagement consulting service. Firms interested in retaining Jordan are invited to reach out to him in the coming weeks as he gets settled.

Until then, from all of us here at Stem: “Welcome Jordan!”

About Jordan Furlong: Jordan Furlong is a highly respected strategist, writer, speaker, and thought leader within the legal industry. In addition to his role as Senior Consultant with Stem, he offers strategic consulting services with Edge International.  A graduate of Queen’s University Faculty of Law, he lives in Ottawa with his wife and two children.

About Stem Legal Web Enterprises: Stem Legal helps law firms build online profile and increase web-driven business. Tactics range from law firm SEO and link building campaigns, to audience profiling and content development strategies. Stem also helps firms leverage the social web by using law blogs and social networking, developing content syndication strategies, and participating in business market conversations.

Stem Legal congratulates our client, Mike Myers of McClanahan Myers Espey LLP , on the launch of his new website, Dead Peasants Insurance FAQ (DeadPeasantInsurance.com). The site answers common questions about Corporate Owned Life Insurance (COLI).  COLI is also known as janitor insurance or dead peasants insurance.

The site also explains how COLI originated, provides a list of companies that are believed to have bought insurance policies on the lives of their employees, and discusses employer disclosure obligations.

About Mike Myers: Mike Myers has a national law practice involving class actions and commercial litigation at both the trial and appellate levels. He has been counsel in cases involving eighteen approved class action settlements, including the Wal-Mart and Fina Oil “dead peasant” insurance cases.  He is frequently used as a media resource on the topics of insurance and annuities, having appeared in the National Law Journal and on CNN’s Prime News with Erica Hill to discuss life insurance issues. Myers also consulted on the documentary film SiCKO. He practices with McClanahan Myers Espey LLP in Houston, TX.

Product injury firm Hissey Kientz LLP has just added a new practice page for Fleet Phospho-soda, a saline laxative that has been linked to renal failure and acute phosphate nephropathy.

The page describes Phospho-soda, which was also sold as Fleet Phospho-soda EZ-Prep Bowel Cleansing System, its side effects, and news on recalls and lawsuits. In late 2008, the product was recalled shortly after the FDA issued a health alert, warning that Fleet Phospho-soda posed a risk of causing kidney damage, and should only be available by prescription.

Hissey Kientz helps clients who have suffered kidney damage, acute phosphate nephropathy, or renal failure after using Fleet Phospho-soda products for bowel cleansing before a colonoscopy.